Swing



W. M. BIELBY Oct. 7, 1952 SWING Filed April 7, 1947 N V EZV TOR. I

ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 7, 1952 ,.-Yz;12,93.5 j a "I'VQSWING'Pwiuaraannieiby. BaaiGityg Micha mutt-masters:19c, Serial .No. mass-fr,

A further object isto provida device in which 1511 theendisuppprtingpanels cam shaped tofsim? ulate' ahorse', giraffe; swanyorotheran'imalfor birchi. j

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Transversely disposedr preferably, tubular: members: I l arrdsl 8:are-:providedimtherrespectiveqpanel imemberaiand .footreststlSl'andnZm'spa-nsaid tubular memberse and are: secured. thereto.- bymeans ;of: eye'bolts: 2 l. Bumper members, 2-2,andr23:araprovidedat':the-nppositeends of the'swingg. and: can; beeirr;theeform'r oft a those; the: end P of whichiisvpluggedzasvatifl and theeyebolt. 2i exeiseasy, toroperate-a-nd control," and providestendswtherethrough,.themuiw25i-serving toisecurel yieldablebumpersonthe" ends -tb eliminate anjury to* a" child walking into tiiejswingfsi'path when the"-swingis"in"operation? or wherflstrik ing a solid objectplaced in or moved into the path of swing travel.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understoodthat changes may be made in the form, size, proportions, and minordetails of construction, without departing from the spirit, orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side-elevational view of my swing, the broken linesillustrating the swinging movement thereof.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is an end-elevational view.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary view showing detachable seats inposition for accommodating small children and babies; and,

Fig. 5 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary view of the hand pumping bar showingthe connection of the susupension member thereto.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged, part-sectional view showing the manner ofconnecting the flexible suspen sion member to the footrest, bumper andcrossbar assembly.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings in which I have shownthe preferred embodiment of my invention. The numerals l0 andtherrmemberswrigidly-itogetherz" i Transversely, disposed; pump. bars i26-; andrfl 1 are: provided inethe respective panelssand arew disposedismthah theyrcan beireadilyi grasped? by:

-- the occupant of the swing, a bent bolt 28 bein provided in the end ofeach bar, the one end 29 projecting beyond the end thereof, and washers30 serve to confine the chain, and for a purpose to be presentlydescribed.

The device is suspended from suitable supports (not shown), a flexiblechain F being provided at each corner as shown, the end link beingconnected to the eyebolt 2|; thence leading upwardly so that the end 29of the bolt 28 projects through one of the chain links, and washers anda nut 3| serve to secure it in position the bolt extending through thelink permitting limited movement of the bolt with relation to said link;thence the chain extends upwardly and is anchored to the ceiling or anyother support (not shown), and when the occupant puts his or her feet onthe foot boards is and, 20, grasps either of the pumping handles 26 and21, and begins a pumping action, the structure will sail through the airwith a pleasing, gliding action, and the fact that there are verticallyspaced connections to the bars I1 and 26, makes it very easy to startand operate. When two persons are using the swing, the pumping isalternated.

While in the present instance I have shown chain for suspending theswing, it will be obvious 'thatthis can be of ocrd' or any otherflexible material.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, I have shown detachable seats D whichare used for children too small to operate the device, each structurecomprising a seat 32 which is secured to the seat bar by means of bolts33. the side walls 34 simulating horses or other animals, and the back35 is preferably fiat to bear against the backrest It, a bar 36connecting the side walls 34 so that it can be grasped by the child.These detachable seats can be easily mounted and/ or removed, and areused as above-described.

While in the present instance I have shown two seats mounted on the seatbar, it is understood, of course, that children using such seats are notbig enough to operate the swing, this be ing done by a grown person orattendant. How- I ever, when but one of such seats is utilized, a largerchild occupies the seat bar and operates the device in the usual manner.

When the swing is suspended so that it operates close to the floor orground line, the foot rests l9 and 20 can be omitted as the feetnormally engage the members I! or it for operation of the swingand thechild can readily get on or oiT the seat bar.

From the foregoing description, it will be clearly obvious that I haveprefected a very simple, practical and attractive play swing forchildren, which is easy to operate and which has a gliding movement whenin motion.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of spaced-apart,vertically disposed panel members, a horizontally disposed seat memberspanning said panel members and pivotally connected thereto at a pointintermediate their height, transversely disposed bars in the lower endsof the panels, and longitudinally disposed foot supports spanning saidbars on opposite sides of said panels and connected to said bars,yieldable, projecting bumper bars spanning the foot supports on theopposite sides of the device transversely disposed pump bars mounted inthe upper end sections of the panels, and flexible members forsuspension from a support said flexible members being secured to saidfoot supports.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1 in which the yieldable bumperbars are hollow and their ends are plugged, and an eyebolt forms acommon connection for each end of each bumper bar, foot support, andtransversely disposed bar respectively.

3. The combination defined in claim 1 in which a vertically disposedbackrest is mounted on the seat bar at a point intermediate its length,and opposed, complete unitary seat I structures are detachably securedto said seat member and bear against said backrest.

4. In a swing device, the combination of horizontally spaced-apart panelmembers, a horizontal seat bar member spanning said panel members andpivotally connected thereto with the ends of the bar slotted toaccommodate said REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file of this patent:

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